Juan Manuel Fangio

5 x F1 World Champion

Juan Manuel Fangio was born on the 24th of June 1911 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “El Chueco” set the standard for driving in the first decade of Formula One racing. He is the only man to win the championship with four different constructors over the course of his career, and his five championships was a record that stood for 46 years. Of the 52 races he entered, Juan won 24 of them giving him the highest winning percentage in Formula One history (46%).